First Demo 12/29/80
| First Demo 12/29/80 | ||||
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| Released | March 18, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | December 29, 1980 | |||
| Studio | Inner Ear Studios, Arlington, Virginia | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk | |||
| Label | Dischord 177 | |||
| Producer | Skip Groff | |||
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First Demo 12/29/80 is an EP by American hardcore punk band State of Alert. It contains eight tracks recorded on December 29, 1980, by engineer Don Zientara at the group's first studio session with Skip Groff at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Virginia. The EP was released as a seven-inch, 45-rpm vinyl record in March 2014 by Dischord Records.
S.O.A. was formed in October 1980 by 19-year-old Henry Garfield, now known as Henry Rollins, with guitarist Michael Hampton, bassist Wendel Blow, and drummer Simon Jacobsen. The group performed a total of nine shows before disbanding in July 1981, and, prior to the release of First Demo, had issued less than 30 minutes of music.
The track titled "Gonna Have to Fight" was included on the band's 1981 debut release, No Policy, while "Disease" and "Stepping Stone Party" were originally issued on the 1982 Dischord sampler Flex Your Head. The remaining tracks are previously unreleased alternate versions of songs that also appeared on No Policy.